High rates of club drug use and risky sexual practices among hispanic men who have sex with men in Miami, Florida

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1347-1362

  Fernández, M Isabel ^a,c   Bowen, G Stephen ^a   Varga, Leah M ^a,d   Collazo, Jose B ^b   Hernandez, Nilda ^a   Perrino, Tatiana ^b   Rehbein, Alfredo ^a  

^a Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Behavioral Health Promotion Program   (United States)

^d Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Club drugs; Hispanic MSM; Risky sex

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMYL NITRATE; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23244452233     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200066904     Document Type: Article

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